480p? Is it 1998 on the Isle of Wight? LOL x

5 ads in 10 mins come on mate that's a joke

Absolutely lovely, I’ve got the same car in the diesel with the 19” wheels and it is probably one of the nicest cars I’ve ever driven and I’ve driven a lot of cars. They look the part, small modifications enhance them no end and even though the diesel feels underpowered, it’s still quite a fun car on the B roads. I’ll be keeping mine for a long time. Love the review, the mk3 focus doesn’t get enough credit.

1 Year ownership review of ST3 Petrol (stock) Driving - Very good car in all situations, always has power on tap, lots of fun on winding roads Lots of torque steer from a standing start Good pull from all gears Crap in snow Practicality Would not have got this car when my kids were younger, it does not have the boot space, but has anough boot space for a few suitcases, holdalls etc Fits 4 well -even tall uns have room at back Leg room decent Seats are a bit snug but after a few miles you wouldnt swap them Tech & Entertainment Mixed bag Tech feels old Comes with phone connectivity CD - USB - DIG radio Decent but not amazing speaker system Touch screen, it is slow, laggy and the radio block thing is hard to comprehend Settings accessed via main drivers cluster, which again is slow and laggy, plus would be better served on infoo screen Reliability Mixed bag Have had to have wheels sorted - a corrosive fault in 2 wheels meant tyres were always slowly deflating (acid dip solves this) Parking sensors - constantly report a fault after bad weather even though they are working - meaning lots of repetetive warnings on driver cluster Wiring likes to appear and hang from the edges of the dash Footwell lights not well secured under dash Goes through tyres very rapidly Other issues Magnet for dickheads who want to spoil your car Exhaust is too quiet as stock - easilly rectified, a muffler delete and stright pipe for me soon Wing mirror visibility Expect 23-27 mpg - I was expecting it, but dont think you can tease 50mpg from it, you just cant, get the diesel if you want to save on fuel. My insurance isnt a lot, but I know a few people who pay a fair whack on their insurance because of age/location/history, check insurance quotes before buying Overall A good mix of practicality, fun and reliability, not perfect, but what car is? Expect some higher running costs in tyres/petrol but decent mechanical reliability

I had an ST3 in stealth grey from new. Really loved that car and really good value especially if you had the Jag / ford discount.

I love mine, I can do dad stuff in it, but when I'm on my own I drop it a couple of gears and it makes me smile every time but I'm an old Ford freak so...oh, deep impact blue best colour imo.

Got a St3 , ticks all the boxes, daily driver , practical and fun .

12 months on and they are certainly not cheap now due to the way the used car market is.

Cracking little motor... Really comfy, spacious and modern. I had an ST3 Diesel Estate in Tangerine Scream and I’d have another ten!! 🏆

I love my '13 ST2. Full bolt on daily driver. It's a blast to drive.

I never really enjoyed driving the Mk3, just felt a bit like any other car and it just didn’t excite me. On the other hand the Mk2 ST3 felt like a really fun car and looked so much better and I’m still tempted to get another one. The only one I’ve kept since almost new though is the Mk 1 and I still enjoy driving it daily, it’s an 03 on 82K and still has original clutch, exhaust and suspension and drives like new.

Love mine. I've always been a Vauxhall man, still have a Nova as a show car and had a mk5 Astra SRI sport hatch diesel as a daily, however fancied one of these, one local in white came up, had to have it, been just over a year now and yes the handling just invites you to as you say turn in, the brakes ask you to brake later. I'd have another after this one. Lol

Sounds so good inside as it has a sound symposer. I used to have a 2015 ST3, enjoyable to drive.

If you know someone with a Golf GTI on the island, could do a comparison between the GTI and ST?

Had a black xr2 in 1997 which I loved,great little car. Now own a 2015 black ST3 which i absolutely love driving, so so nice to drive and worth every penny

Should definitely do a vs with a MK2 Focus ST

One thing I enjoyed about the s-Max is it uses this keyless entry…so handy..also thieves never broke any windows they just unlock & go through it every now & then & I simply clean & put things back on there place afterwards..3 years 5 break ins no damage..nice..

Been a minute since ive caught your vids..nice to see you're enjoying Mk3 St. Had mine for 3 yrs..love her. Killer content keep going dude

I’ve had my stealth grey from new for 3 years about to buy it outright .. great car nicely finished of with all my mountune upgrades

You might want to revisit this video and do it again because I’ve been after a Focus ST-3 for ages and the prices of these are going up, I’ve seen my local Ford dealership has a 2018 ST-3 petrol with 20,834 miles on the clock and they are asking £20,823 for it 🤔 to me that really expensive for a 3yr old car that they don’t make anymore

I have the same color, from 2016 , mountune MR300 +full body kit MAXTON and full adaptation of brembo brakes from focus rs mk3 -front / rear 350mm,302mm...there is no day that I did not enjoy being in this car-awesome car

Bought me 67 plate ST3 last year after seeing your review on the yellow Dreamscience one. Love it. Still standard with grey paint and black 19" alloys but thinking of a remap. A close friend has an m140 and was massively impressed with the ST and prefers the feedback and feeling through the wheel. Great car and really fun to drive. Yes the 5 pot sounds infinitely better, but it absolutely drinks petrol and is slower. Depends what's important to you, I guess.

Love driving my ST250 every day, it's quick not exactly fast. Nice all around car.

Thank you for the vid I have the smaller sister the Ford Fiesta June 2016 ST 2 door right hand drive. Daily driver to the office and to clients. I am turning 57 in July 2021. We drive on the left hand side of the road in South Africa. Greetings. Oh and I am subscribed!

Been a very long time since you uploaded in 480p

Looks identical to mine (same Impact Blue, 67 plate). It's a great daily driver: had mine for a year now, and got a really low miler too (had 8k on the clock), ST3 spec. Since I elected against the Mk4 version (which I find uglier!) I saved a good amount of money, so, I have had done some work on mine: transmission upgrade flywheel/ clutch (Focus RS ones), Mfactory helical LSD (makes a WORLD of difference), PumaSpeed S1 retune, upgraded air intake and intercooler, so now producing 289bhp, 386lb ft torque, and throttle response is much improved. Just about to have a Scorpion resonated catback installed, but I keep the car looking as is. Fabulous car to drive and very practical. You are right though: the boot is underwhelming!

Great motor. Underrated and is real value for money.

Love mine, I've go identical spec to this one in the diesel engine, personally think the diesel version once tuned is a great option for one of these, there's better petrol hot hatches on the market but nothing really equivalent in the diesel market in my opinion. Mines currently stage 2 running 251bhp and 521 nm. Great all round daily.

I never really considered this vehicle before but the more I see it the more I like it!

I got an st1 and am loving mine

Had one brand new for 4 months and absolutely loved it. Couldn’t fault it as a ‘fast road’ daily. But hated the whole PCP thing so got rid. I’d 100% have one again.

Cheap because the mk4 is finally establish themselves and coming down in the used market. I LOVE the mk4 focus ST. Never really considered a focus till then. Only looked at prices of mk2 for cheap fast car and mk3 because it was in budget. But never considered in the end.

1:30, fun fact...... Same headlight switch in my Transit Edit..... indicator stalks too

I drove a standard one once and found it very sketchy on the road. Skipping around everywhere, wasnt feeling confident in it. I thought the tyres might have been over inflated? It put me off buying one, such a shame as i really do like the look!

I have a 65 plate st-3 diesel in black love it 180bhp 400 nm of torque ano it’s not petrol levels but it does shift with that torque. Stage 1 will get me around 225bhp and 490 nm torque

I used to work for ford and have driven a fair few of these and I completely agree about the front seats. I’m not the largest fella but certainly not the smallest and I used to absolutely HATE them, and it ruined a pretty great car for me unfortunately. Great content though!

might pick one of these up if the 2nd hand car market sorts its self out, cheapest st3 on autotrader as of today is a 16 plate with around 60k on the clock £16000, sod that should be around 12

I would go for a 2.5, 5 Pot version. They are super cheap in the UK. A decent one for around £8k or less. Fun to drive and last's forever.

I had one, great car but got the RS now. Only trouble is the noise, it’s no roar, it’s fake and comes through the speakers.

I had one for 3 years and genuinely one of the best cars I have had. Pros . Looks great . Comfortable . Responds well to tuning . Practical Cons . Poor fuel consumption . Doesn't sound good (although a mid section delete works wonders) . Needs a diff . Bit sedate standard . Re circ valve is rubber and split easy upgrade to the mountune one Did nearly 30k in mine and mine had the 275 mountune kit and didn't miss a beat eats front tyres though

I have a 62 plate st3. Love it

I've been in one unfortunately it was the diesel version. Had a big coat on at the time so couldn't fit too well in the seat haha

I'd rather have the 5 pot ST which sounds GORGEOUS, or if you can stretch to it, the RS which is genuinely better all around, as it should be. The Focus ST improves with some mods and a tune but that rear bumper 😂😂😂 I never liked it. Exhaust design is cool though.

Wish the RS would come down a little :/

I keep looking at getting one but think they sound boring compared to the 5 pot

Can you arrange for HCC to send me the ST once you’ve had it for a week. Massive ford fan .

Had one for 18 months.. great car.. fun to drive..good handling. But poor fuel economy. Poor on tires and sounds meh.. but still good car. Got rid and got a performance edition fiesta ST. Been remapped and miltek. Sounds amazing. Great on juice. Quicker and looks great in heritage orange. Great video.

Picked up a Stealth Grey ST3 last weekend and I’ve loved every single minute of it since picking it up. So much power and torque delivery at low RPM, even when you give half throttle and just generally such a nice car to drive. Best car I’ve ever owned

I drove one of these but still prefer the 2013 mazdaspeed3 or in Europe the MPS but I prefer having a cheaper paid off vehicle now

I have the 5 pot Mk2 but tempted to buy a orange 🍊 3.5 and lightly modified

To do with the air vents on the corners underneath the back bumper

I got one love mine, everyone has a different opinion on what they like and what they dont, personally I can stand VW but then that's just me, just saying

In 2014 I had one of these from brand new within 2 weeks I mapped it with "bluefini superchips " 4000miles later the engine blew up😬 it was so quick with the map 👌

They are still around 15k for a good one. That is definitely not cheap!

Reminds me of the mazda rx8. Looks great. But engines have some issues.

Great vid! I'm of the age where its a ST or a GTI.....

Unfortunately they suffer from ringland failure and earlier trans issues. Can find a used one here in the states for around 9k. Edit: but my goodness I'd like the estate over here

Euro 6 engine??...As I live in saarfff London , thanks to our high exultant mayor sad'dik we now will be paying 15 qUid just to go over the south circuit(emissions) rip off.. road ...rIght now I have a. euro 4 fester 1.25 ST(?) Which sadly will have to go April next year ..Focus ST is favorite or a 16 reg golf...

I don't man been looking around and I can't see cheap ones but this was a year ago when Covid was just starting

No 1080p?

Ive one too i love it

stuck between one of these or the fiesta st

Check spare wheel well for water! It’s a manafactring fault

The roar in the stock form is fords symposer.

These STs nice but absolutely transformed by the Mountune quaife lsd. Add the 275 or even better 300 upgrade and its absolutely awesome, a real sleeper car with really nice spec if its an ST3. Bargain car.

Whats the BHP on one of them standard?

For me a hot hatch will always look superior in 3 door format over a 5 door, i know Ford are anti 3 door these days with the Focus and its ruined the side profile look. When i think of 'Cool car' i dont think of a family and a bunch of kids getting out of it going to the seaside.

I’ve had mid silencer taken off mine it sounds much better

The original sound of them isn’t great. I’ve had the resonator removed and have a K&N which sound quite good.

Fiesta st 3 or fiesta st 200 over this any day of the week. Seems more value for money.

I have the st brilliant handling but mine is the 2013 looks better same colour as urs 👌👍

I wouldn't say cheap, you need 14k for a clean low mileage facelift. Mk3.5,The st250 is a surprisingly quick car standard

I've just bought the 2020 model, which is a better and quicker car, but I do think this model is better than many reviewers gave it. It's a great deal of fun and it is plenty powerful enough to have good fun. You buy one of these... you are going to have a good time.

Thinking of trading in my Mazdaspeed 3 for one of these

Cracking little car but better options available

It only sounds that good from the inside as it injects a fake exhaust sound into the cabin

Hi , I drive VW Golf 5 1.4 patrol engine and 80 ps . My RPM goes over 4000 when I am at 140 km in 5th gear . Is it normal? Thanks.

What’s going on with the video quality?

Mate such a cool car ST66DAL

For a focus it would have to be the mk2 for looks but the trouble is now days no matter what focus you have you can bet there’s 2/3 of them down any street in the uk , so common but obviously reliable, just not me and you can get so much more for your money. Just my preference

Prefer the noise and ride of the pre-facelift but prefer the interior especially the infotainment, stop start and reduced torque steer of the facelift.

All well and good until you hear the 5pot from a mk2 focus st and instantly regret buying the mk3

whats up with the video quality man?

WTF 480p???

The mk2 is the St to go for! These mk3s are ok but yeah mk2 rocks

Mk2 225 has the better sound and engine and also better tuning potential so unless your someone that prefers more gadgets and goes by the age of a car or likes to keep the car standard the Mk2 is the better car IMO.

Probably because you can get a Megane RS 265/275 for the same money, and it will spank the focus all over the place...

Funny how opinions vary... I have an '18 ST & the front wheel drive sucks, so does the fuel economy.

ok good video but my mans really uploading in 480p lol..feels gross watching on a 4k panel.

I’d rather pay the same money and get a Ford Capri, but that’s just me.

The hatch should have had the estate rear bumper, i wouldnt buy one solely because of the plastic unnecessary piece above exhaust. Hidden more on a black car but nonfunctional all the same.

Asking price is around 15k ,is that you call cheap?wadafa

Sadly stolen in 60 seconds but go like the wind 💨

Never really been fussed on that shape focus tbh not hating though

Anyone else think that this Focus ST looks boring in comparison to the Fiesta ST ? Or is it just me.

Nice car but it doesn't sound as good as the older 5 cylinder version.

A greedy swine of a car on fuel (more than it should be), people worry about the head liners cracking, rust, ridiculous remaps and also, sheer numbers really. Absolutely loads of them for sale. Good cars though.

Cheap? what are you on about there about 15k second hand insurance is shocking again with these click bait titles.

Definitely had them lips done.

Because fuck bois would rather the fiesta so hardly anyone buys the focus compared i prefer the focus imo but it is what it is